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‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Location

  • Absolute location‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍-20 degrees north latitdue and 0 degrees ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍longitude Relative location-West of Niger,East of Mauritania,North of Ivory Coast,South of Algeria,Northern and Western Hemispheres,Africa.

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Place- Physical Characteristics-

  • Mali is a landlocked country in Western Africa.

  • Physical Geography- ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍Sahara desert, the Niger river,Sahel,a golden mines, and forms of bushes and low trees‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍.

  • Climate- Nothern is desert,hot and dry,little rain in the north,has 3 seasons of weather-rainy,hot,and average types of weather. Climate usaually subtropical to arid.

  • Sahara covers the northern part of Mali.Grassland mostly cover the rest of the country.

  • The average temperature is 110 degrees.

  • Plains and plateaus are in some parts of Mali



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  • 20 major ethnic groups,most major group is Islam or Muslim.Other religions include Sunni or Sufi,Christian,Roman Catholic,and Protestant.

  • Many different languages and the major language is French

  • Malians are polite,friendly,neat,and often joke aroundwith other people

  • Malians clothes-modest,neat,loose,and they were western clothes in urban areas. mali flag.gif

  • Familys are large and extended family usually live close to each other

  • Food they eat-millet,corn,porridge,wheat,meat,etc.

  • Most common sports-Soccer and basketball

  • They pray 5 times a day


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  • How humans adapt to the environment- They dress in loose clothes because its hot there and they build houses to match the environment.If it is hot, they will try to make there house cool or cold.

  • How humans change the environment-The cars they have in urban areas cause pollution and when they build dams it threteneds the lives of fish in the Niger river.

  • What are some enviromental problems due to people changing the enviroment-One problem is deforestation when they cut down the trees for land and when the farmers abandon farmland it causes droughts in some places



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Movement

  • People get around by riding bikes

  • Also people get around by using boats on the Niger River

  • One way ideas move is by email

  • Letters can help info move around Mali

  • Product Movement-Corn/Millet/Rice,gold/gold fields,cotton,livestock,salt,and limestone are all products in Mali.

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Regions

There are many different languages.The main language is French.Other languages include Bambara,Arabic,Hasanya,Bomu,Koyboro,and Xaasongaxango.

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Political Map Of Mali

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Products

  • Corn

  • Millet

  • Gold

  • Cotton

  • Limestone

  • Salt

  • Livestock

  • Rice

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